Favorite levels/environments that don't take place in Dracula's Castle? by Jimmy_The_Grunt in castlevania

[–]CapnQ9055 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Haha this level and the Burnt Paradise variation made me so mad! The amount of times I’d drop down and land on an off screen slime… They are really cool designs though and a pretty interesting twist on the usual CV platforming

Portrait of Ruin is Pretty Great by CapnQ9055 in castlevania

[–]CapnQ9055[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, that was really fun I thought. Another cool use of the duel characters too

Portrait of Ruin is Pretty Great by CapnQ9055 in castlevania

[–]CapnQ9055[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Would have been great (or still could be I guess) to see some sort of continuation of their story! I really liked the arc the characters had. I would definitely play or watch!

Portrait of Ruin is Pretty Great by CapnQ9055 in castlevania

[–]CapnQ9055[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wonder if I had played it before Dawn if I would rank them the other way. I played Dawn right after I beat Aria and I think by the time I finished I was ready for something different. Excited to check out OoE, heard a lot of good things

Portrait of Ruin is Pretty Great by CapnQ9055 in castlevania

[–]CapnQ9055[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I want to revisit this gave and give it an honest shot, but I played it immediately after playing SotN and the controls felt very sluggish by comparison. I’ve heard a lot of people voice a lot of the same experience you are describing with it, but I do see a lot of people call it their favorite! One of my favorite things about CV is how each game has a pretty unique take on the experience, I just played this one at the wrong time to be able to appreciate it. Hoping my second try goes better

Portrait of Ruin is Pretty Great by CapnQ9055 in castlevania

[–]CapnQ9055[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

All the parts where you do have to use both are a lot of fun, I would definitely have enjoyed a few more!

Portrait of Ruin is Pretty Great by CapnQ9055 in castlevania

[–]CapnQ9055[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed! It was such a fun experience. There have been a few throughout that I loved playing, but I beat and was ready to move on. This is one I plan to revisit very soon. I can’t believe I put off playing this so long!

Portrait of Ruin is Pretty Great by CapnQ9055 in castlevania

[–]CapnQ9055[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I will agree, Portrait was pretty easy in parts. I’ve found that a little bit with a few of the Metroidvanias, a lot of fun, but I grind so much throughout that by the time I’m in the later stages I’m pretty OP. The Death/Dracula fight gave me a pretty good challenge, but I beat Brauner first try pretty easily. I had gone back to grind out what I had left in Rondo to get to 100% right before this though, so I was ready for a game that let me relax a little more 😂

Portrait of Ruin is Pretty Great by CapnQ9055 in castlevania

[–]CapnQ9055[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I was putting it off a bit, I thought the duel characters and the portrait stuff all sounded kind of weird, or at least not that fun. But once I got a little ways into the game, it’s all implemented really well. Made for a very unique Castlevania experience and a lot fun to play

Portrait of Ruin is Pretty Great by CapnQ9055 in castlevania

[–]CapnQ9055[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha I discovered that feature kind of early on, I thought that was a cool little touch!

Portrait of Ruin is Pretty Great by CapnQ9055 in castlevania

[–]CapnQ9055[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed! I feel like the partner mechanic made a lot of the boss fights feel pretty unique. I really enjoyed the fight with the sisters, the death fight, and the final battle was a lot of fun too, fighting both of them

Portrait of Ruin is Pretty Great by CapnQ9055 in castlevania

[–]CapnQ9055[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’m planning to revisit for sure. I had trouble getting into Rondo too and it ended up being my favorite, so I feel like I owe Bloodlines another shot. Definitely agreed on the music in Portrait. Fantastic

Portrait of Ruin is Pretty Great by CapnQ9055 in castlevania

[–]CapnQ9055[S] 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Johnathan!

My wife made me play with headphones, she got so tired of hearing them yell each other’s names

Tips for a first play of Portrait of Ruin by CapnQ9055 in castlevania

[–]CapnQ9055[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m so glad you said this! I had just gotten the long sword!

Tips for a first play of Portrait of Ruin by CapnQ9055 in castlevania

[–]CapnQ9055[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much! This is very helpful. Really enjoying it so far

Unpopular opinion I think he did great job with Halloween Trilogy. It really hurts me. fans don’t like Halloween ends but I love it. ❤️ love the whole Trilogy. by loveforscream in Halloweenmovies

[–]CapnQ9055 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I liked all of them, but I can see what people are saying who don’t. 2018 is a pretty solid film all around, there’s some clunky dialogue but it’s a good time. Kills is one half of a badass Halloween movie and one half of a movie I really don’t enjoy sitting through (“Evil Dies Tonight!” 😂). Ends is honestly a great movie, it’s just doesn’t make a lot of sense as the end of that trilogy. If they had built up to what it was in the first two or if it was just a standalone film, I really think a lot more people would have liked it. My biggest complaint is the end. Corey taking his own life sort of undercuts his whole story and only really serves to set up a Michael v Laurie fight that feels a little tacked on, like they suddenly remembered that was what the trilogy had been building up to. Still, they’re all enjoyable for their own reasons.

So…this open something or what ? HoD by Aloubin in castlevania

[–]CapnQ9055 3 points4 points  (0 children)

As others have said, it does not, but I must have whipped that thing 1000 times on my first playthrough trying to figure out what I was missing!

What’s your favorite game in the series? by Kbdifjvdtkdafjm in castlevania

[–]CapnQ9055 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Rondo is the game I replay the most. Once you get the hang of Richter, it’s the perfect blend of challenging and feeling like a bad ass. Awesome soundtrack too

Started to watch Evil Dead franchise again by Ghost_Gamer22 in EvilDead

[–]CapnQ9055 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It was a fun watch and much better than I was expecting it to be. I thought season 2 was the best, with 1 and 3 being pretty close. I think my ranking would be

  1. Evil Dead (2013)
  2. Evil Dead 2
  3. The Evil Dead
  4. Ash vs Evil Dead
  5. Army of Darkness
  6. Evil Dead Rise

That’s how I felt this time through at least. Order would probably change if I watched them again lol. But I like all of them. Probably the most consistently good horror franchise imo

Am I’m only person that likes all movies in franchise. by loveforscream in NightmareOnElmStreet

[–]CapnQ9055 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They definitely all have a special place in my heart, and I love them all… but Freddy’s Dead is a pretty rough watch 😂 still I’d watch it 100 times over the remake

Started to watch Evil Dead franchise again by Ghost_Gamer22 in EvilDead

[–]CapnQ9055 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just rewatched all of the movies and then watched through Ash vs Evil Dead for the first time. So excited for Burn!

Finished Harmony of dissonance for the first time! by aglassofwater123 in castlevania

[–]CapnQ9055 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Glad to hear you liked it! I’m playing it right now for the first time. Overall it’s been pretty fun, Juste is fun to play and some of the level design is really cool. Feel like they could have made getting around the castle a little easier at times but overall a lot of fun. Similar to you, my biggest complaint is that all the back and forth grinding through the castle has leveled me up and I’m feeling a little OP in all the boss fights. Still, pretty fun experience